The first Saab-badged vehicle built under the control of new owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has rolled of the production line at the former Swedish brand's Trollhattan assembly plant. The first pre-production car to be ...
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Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor, has commenced the production of its 1000cm3 passenger car, Karimun Wagon R, from September 2013. The Karimun Wagon R is a passenger car with five ...
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Canadian automobile manufacturer Ford Motor is set to invest C$700m ($681.7m) at its Oakville assembly plant to expand its manufacturing capability . This investment is a part of the company's effort to meet the demand in North America ...
Daimler Vans Manufacturing (DVM), a US-based subsidiary of German automaker Daimler, is set to expand its van assembly plant in Charleston County, South Carolina with an investment of $4.6m. This investment will be used to make ...
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Shifting Paradigms: Automation Comes to Wheel Balancing With ABB robots and a new material from 3M, Esys Automation is revolutionizing the important-but-often-ignored world of wheel balancing. In tire and wheel assembly there aren't a ...
Russian auto firm Gaz Group has commenced the production of Mitsubishi Pajero Sport frames at its Nizhny Novgorod site in Russia. GAZ is implementing this project under an agreement with PCMA Rus, which is a joint venture between PSA ...
Chinese car-maker Qoros has signed its first European importer agreement in Bratislava, Slovakia, as part of its plan to develop a full-scale European distribution operation. The company signed the agreement with Dutch distributor, ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has obtained approval of the Chinese government authorities for the establishment of manufacturing plants in Daqing and Zhangjiakou. The company has started the construction of an assembly ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has started operations at its new vehicle assembly plant located at Tilburg in Netherlands. The new plant will offer services as an assembly as well as distribution point for the Model S vehicles for the ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan will introduce a newly-developed Cummins V8 turbo diesel engine in the new full-size Titan pickup truck. The new 5L V8 turbo diesel engine is claimed to generate an output of over 300hp with a torque of about ...
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Plug Power, a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, has announced that Mercedes-Benz US International has ordered 123 additional hydrogen-based GenDrive fuel cell units to power new forklift trucks for its material handling ...
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General Motors has shut down its headquarters and vehicle production plant in Egypt indefinitely as violence in the troubled nation increases. More than 500 people were killed in Cairo on Wednesday when fighting erupted at protest ...
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Africa based automobile distributor Svani Motors will open a new vehicle assembly plant in Ghana, that will assemble vehicles for Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra. Under the construction plan, the distributor has acquired a 9.6acre ...
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PPG Industries recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its electrocoat systems at its China headquarters in Shanghai. PPG was the first company to introduce electrocoating technology commercially in an automotive OEM (original ...
It is reported that OSRAM agreed to sell its traditional factory located in Shaoxing, China, because Siemens' subsidiary OSRAM achieved poor performance, and lighting equipment department intends to streamline business before it is listed ...
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